Admit One 8/12
Sausage Party
Starring: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Nick Kroll
Directed by: Conrad Vernon , Greg Tiernan
Plot: Frank, a sausage, is horrified when he finds out the truth of what happens to food when it’s taken from the supermarket and he tries to save his fellow foods from a horrible fate.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 83%
Critic Consensus: “Sausage Party is definitely offensive, but backs up its enthusiastic profanity with an impressively high gag-to-laugh ratio — and a surprisingly thought-provoking storyline”
Pete’s Dragon
Starring: Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence
Directed by: David Lowery
Plot: A young boy is found alive in the Pacific Northwest woods after being missing for years and claims he survived with the help of his dragon friend Elliott.
RT Freshness: 85%
Critic Consensus: “Pete’s Dragon continues Disney’s current live-action winning streak with an update that gives the original a visual overhaul without overwhelming its sweet, soulful charm”
Florence Foster Jenkins
Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Brid Brennan, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, John Kavanagh
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Plot: A wealthy New York heiress dreams of being an opera singer despite the fact that she has possibly the worst singing voice ever.
RT Freshness: 88%
Critic Consensus: “Florence Foster Jenkins makes poignant, crowd-pleasing dramedy out of its stranger-than-fiction tale — and does its subject justice with a reliably terrific turn from star Meryl Streep”